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Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Massive police raids on suspected protesters in Minneapolis

Several "hippie homes" are raided this morning by semi-automatic-weapon-wielding police squads.

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  • Saturday, August 30, 2008 07:33 PM

    That's not...

    That's not us, Glenn.

    It's striking that, regardless of how many times the major parties punch you in the crotch, there has been no indication that even a minority of political "realists," such as yourself, have considered the drastic changes that would have to occur in the fabric of America in order to overcome the violence and the paranoia of an electorate and 1000s of politicians who are willing to disregard the human dignity of any individual who they believe subverts their nebulous definition of "national security."

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